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So you’ve seen “Insomnia,” director Christopher Nolan’s emotional tale of corruption starring Al Pacino, and “Memento,” Nolan’s virtuoso film about the fragile nature of memory and identity. But even before those, Nolan created his first film, “Following.”

“Following” is about Bill’s obsession with following strangers until Cobb, a thief, catches him and turns him into his protégé. It is tense, shocking, and about as low-budget indie as you can get. Besides that, it helped define the current neo-noir film movement.